This undated file photo shows eight-year-old Qinling giant panda named "Ming Ming". (PHOTO / CHINA NEWS SERVICE)

XI'AN - A new captive-bred panda cub was born recently in northwest China's Shaanxi province, said the provincial forestry bureau.

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On Wednesday afternoon, an eight-year-old Qinling giant panda named "Ming Ming" gave birth to a female cub weighing 136 grams at the Qinling Giant Panda Research Center.

This undated file photo shows a newborn female panda cub at the Qinling Giant Panda Research Center, Shaanxi province. (PHOTO / CHINA NEWS SERVICE)

In 2021, the center witnessed the birth of five cubs, which raised the number of captive Qinling giant pandas at the center to 37.

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The Qinling giant panda is a subspecies of the giant panda first recognized in 2005. It has a smaller and rounder skull, shorter snout, and less fur than the more familiar Sichuan subspecies.